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The Shepherd Calls: Flag Day

by Dr. H. Wade Paris

Next Tuesday, June 14, is Flag Day in the United States, commemorating the adoption of the United States flag on that day in 1777. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day. Now, 239 years after its original adoption, I will proudly fly the American flag on the front of my house.